Aura-Full, Very Heavy, Early American Mirror in Red Paint antique american sampler (And with a cat at

(And with a cat at their feet

which is what this is

no small feat

And then the wonderfully hatched and crosshatched squares divided into quadrants on either side (with star inside circle on the heaven-ward side)

which are always interesting and invite the invention of a story---but this cabinet card is just about my favorite I've ever seen

Aura-Full, Very Heavy, Early American Mirror in Red Paint antique american sampler (And with a cat atI might have bought this one for myself it's impossible to communicate its presence and very surprising heft! through photos, but I can tell you it's a beautiful and special feeling thing. And I love a mirror that was likely the only one in a household, a precious thing this one with its original back, nailed on, forever sealing that mirror inside. Clad in early red paint and with most excellent aging and de silvering to the mirror over time.